Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūnaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editPerhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“grey, brown”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*brūnaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *brūnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *brūnaz | *brūnai | *brūnō | *brūnôz | *brūną, -atō | *brūnō |
Accusative | *brūnanǭ | *brūnanz | *brūnǭ | *brūnōz | *brūną, -atō | *brūnō |
Genitive | *brūnas, -is | *brūnaizǫ̂ | *brūnaizōz | *brūnaizǫ̂ | *brūnas, -is | *brūnaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *brūnammai | *brūnaimaz | *brūnaizōi | *brūnaimaz | *brūnammai | *brūnaimaz |
Instrumental | *brūnanō | *brūnaimiz | *brūnaizō | *brūnaimiz | *brūnanō | *brūnaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *brūnô | *brūnaniz | *brūnǭ | *brūnōniz | *brūnô | *brūnōnō |
Accusative | *brūnanų | *brūnanunz | *brūnōnų | *brūnōnunz | *brūnô | *brūnōnō |
Genitive | *brūniniz | *brūnanǫ̂ | *brūnōniz | *brūnōnǫ̂ | *brūniniz | *brūnanǫ̂ |
Dative | *brūnini | *brūnammaz | *brūnōni | *brūnōmaz | *brūnini | *brūnammaz |
Instrumental | *brūninē | *brūnammiz | *brūnōnē | *brūnōmiz | *brūninē | *brūnammiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *brūn
- Old Norse: brúnn
- → Romansch: brin, bregn, brün (from some Germanic language)
See also
edit*blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz | *blakaz, *swartaz |
*raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz | *gelwaz, *gulaz |
*grōniz | *grōniz | |
*blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | |
*blēwaz, *hēwijaz | *baswaz |